B - Operations – Transporting – 63 – B
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
63
B
114/58.7
B63B 35/34 (2006.01) B63B 21/50 (2006.01) E02B 3/06 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1138722
TITLE ANCHORING SYSTEM FOR FLOATING MOORAGE ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A system for anchoring a large number of intercon- nected mooring floats in either deep or shallow bodies of wa- ter. The system includes a grid of post-tensioned cables pos- itioned beneath the floats and a number of anchoring lines ex- tending between the grid and attachment fixtures forming part of the floats. The anchoring lines are symmetrically secured to the floats so that a force exerted by a line in one direc- tion is opposed by an equal force exerted by another line in the opposite direction. Further, the angles of the anchoring lines with respect to the horizontal are maintained relatively small to minimize the downward force on the float exerted by the tension in the lines. A plurality of spaced apart weights are secured to the anchoring lines to maintain the tension of the lines as the floats rise and fall responsive to tidal changes. The attachment fixtures are formed by tubes extend- ing vertically through the floats adjacent their edges receiv- ing a chain connected to an anchoring line. The chain is locked into position by inserting the chain into a notch form- ed at the upper end of the tube.
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Builders Concrete Inc.
Frayne & Company Robert
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